v6n6 From the Editors
By Pierrette Tremblay, David Vaughan, Hap McSween, and Tim Drever | December, 2010
With this issue, Elements closes its sixth year of publication. In 2010, we published 38 thematic articles and 2 perspective articles, contributed by 64 coauthors from 13 countries. We have now covered 35 topics in the Earth sciences, and there seems to be no shortage of ideas for the future. Our lineup is complete till the middle of 2012. We have many proposals on hand, and we always welcome new ones. The next two pages offer a preview of the exciting topics we are going to cover next year. We work hard at selecting topics so that there is something for everyone in this mix of review and leading edge science.
v6n5 From the Editors
By Frank T. Manheim , Pierrette Tremblay | October, 2010
Passionate identification with basic research is often expressed in the U.S. scientific community. Peer-reviewed publications in basic-research disciplines dominate criteria for academic appointment, promotion, and tenure in American academic science departments. The U.S. National Science Foundation, whose policies since its founding in 1950 have largely excluded applied research, received an additional $3 billion through the Obama Admistration’s Recovery Act budget in 2009.
v6n4 From the Editors
By Pierrette Tremblay, Barb Dutrow | August, 2010
Georges Calas has accepted our invitation to join the editorial team, starting officially in January 2011. He will replace David Vaughan, whose term ends at the end of 2010. We will welcome Georges formally in the first issue of 2011. In the meantime, he is being integrated into the team and participates in all discussions.
v6n3 From the Editors
Pierrette Tremblay, Susan L. S. Stipp | June, 2010
Many publishers have several books dealing with water. What could an issue of Elements contribute in its 36 pages of thematic content? Guest Editors Hering, Zhu, and Oelkers have chosen to cover some key issues in which mineralogists and geochemists can contribute meaningfully.
v6n2 From the Editors
By David Vaughan, Hap McSween, Tim Drever, Susan Stipp, and Pierrette Tremblay | April, 2010
On March 11, a horrified world watched the images of devastation following the earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeast coast of Japan. Since then, we have all admired the resilience and courage of the Japanese people amid the destruction. We continue to watch daily the events unfolding at the Fukushima nuclear power station in the aftermath of the tsunami. The Geological Society of America (GSA) has accepted a proposal by the Mineralogical Society of America and the Geochemical Society to hold a Pardee Keynote Symposium, “Mineral Evolution: The Coevolution of the Geo and Biospheres,” during its 2010 annual meeting. This symposium will highlight Elements’ Mineral Evolution issue (volume 6, number 1, February 2010) and is scheduled for Monday, 1 November 2010. Guest Editor Robert W. Hazen will act as convenor, and several of the authors who contributed to the Mineral Evolution issue will be invited speakers. The primary goals of the Pardee Keynote Symposia are to highlight significant new research that has an impact on our science and to appeal to a wide, multidisciplinary audience, and only a handful are offered at each GSA meeting.
v6n1 From the Editors
ByDavid Vaughan, Hap MCSween, Susan Stipp, Tim Drever, and Pierrette Tremblay | February, 2010
Tim comments that “Elements has been very successful in producing a magazine that is fun to read and addresses topics that are of wide interest within our community. It is having a real impact. I look forward to continuing this tradition and, in particular, to addressing topics of societal importance where Elements can play a role in educating the public and decision makers.”